Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand
SDG: Australia and New Zealand: Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes was 102.4% in 2024. ▼ Falling
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, 1999–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand is 102.4%, measured in 2024.
That represents a change of down 7.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand peaked at 110.8% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 102.1%, in 2022.
That places SDG: Australia and New Zealand 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 26 years of available data.
Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 107.6% | — |
| 2000 | 108.3% | +0.7% |
| 2001 | 108.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 109.1% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 109.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 109.7% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 109.7% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 109.8% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 110.8% | +0.9% |
| 2008 | 110.7% | -0.1% |
| 2009 | 110.6% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 110.7% | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 110.5% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 110.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 110.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 110.4% | -0.2% |
| 2015 | 108.2% | -1.9% |
| 2016 | 107.2% | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 107.0% | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 104.1% | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 104.5% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 103.1% | -1.3% |
| 2021 | 102.8% | -0.3% |
| 2022 | 102.1% | -0.6% |
| 2023 | 102.4% | +0.3% |
| 2024 | 102.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 107.6% | 107.6% | 107.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 109.6% | 108.3% | 110.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 108.4% | 104.1% | 110.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 102.6% | 102.1% | 103.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- 24 Cook Islands 109.4% compare
- 25 Albania 109.3% compare
- 26 Grenada 108.9% compare
- 27 Uzbekistan 108.6% compare
- 28 Costa Rica 108.4% compare
- 29 Tonga 108.2% compare
- 30 Republic of Moldova 107.9% compare
More education data for SDG: Australia and New Zealand
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.36 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, male (number), gaps filled 1.65 million (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, female (number), gaps filled 1.52 million (2024)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), annual growth rate 0.722 % change on previous year (2000)
- Teachers in primary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 126,112 (2000)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 3.17 million (2024)
- Enrolment in primary education, male (number), annual growth rate -0.0007 % change on previous year (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 363,629 (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 335,435 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes in SDG: Australia and New Zealand was 102.4% in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 110.8% in 2007.
- What is the lowest gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes recorded in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 102.1% in 2022.
- How does SDG: Australia and New Zealand rank for gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes?
- SDG: Australia and New Zealand ranks 27th out of 221 groups with data for 2024.
- Is gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes rising or falling in SDG: Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this SDG: Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Gross enrolment ratio, primary and lower secondary, both sexes (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release